Being pulled into a group setting and being told you're out; no compassion, no concern, devoid of any emotion, no concern whatsoever.
That is where I think the lack of consideration comment comes into play from the previous poster.
When John Hammergren made such a broad statement well over a month ago about upcoming cutbacks and layoffs, essentially putting EVERYONE on notice, it was done unnecessarily. 300+ people in Jax alone have worried daily for weeks now about possibly losing their jobs; some have been physically ill over it.
And for what? For them to let go of a handful here and there in each department? It was parlayed that everyone needs to have their affairs in order, when in reality they've known since the announcement was made who was being let go and who wasn't. (It's also unfair to those who remain to have had this looming over their heads for so long) Where's the iLead and iCare in all of that?
Yes, there's a severance in place and for the most part it's a wonderful thing, I don't think that's the complaint at all. It's the fact that there are folks who've been more than dedicated to their jobs that are being let go and those who've put in less time, effort and dedication are safe. It's well known that if you aren't in the cliques that you don't matter.
The layoff's today proved that. It's easy if it's not you getting the boot to sit back and say MCK Is being fair by giving notice and severance, but if it were you, I bet your tune would be a little different (some people were told today that their severance starts tomorrow, some let go on the spot with no severance, others got lucky with 2 weeks or more). With all that said, it's a sad day, and as another poster signed for their name PSS was fun - this place isn't.